Metal container



Feb. 9, 193 2. 1', c, FOGARTY 1,844,846

METAL CONTAINER Filed Sept. 20, 1930 I m1, 3 a 7 .9 1 14 meme Feb. 9,1932 UNITED TAT S PATENT OFFICB.

THOMAS C. FOGABTY, 01 new GARDENS, YORK, ASBIGHOB '10 comma. CAN

COMPANY, INC 0! NEW YORK, N. Y, A CORPORATION 01' NEW YORK warn. comm II Applicatifin fled September 80, 1930. Serial No. 488,358.

The invention relates to new and useful improvements in metalcontainers, and more particularly to an easy vopening container.

It has been a common" expedientto provide a container with score linesin the body wall setting ofi a tearing strip and to apply to the tearingstrip a key for removing the same. The key in order to'be readilyaccessible for opening the can has been fixedly secured to the cover soas to become a part of the container unit. i

An object of the present invention is to provide a container which is soconstructed that the key may be rigidly attached thereto withoutrequiring any particular placing of the key other than radially of thecover, and

. whereln said cover is also so constructed that ments.

the fingers may be readily forced beneath the handle of the key forraising the same and breaking its connection with the cover. In thedrawings Figure 1 is aview partly in section and partly in sideelevation of the upper portion of the container embodying theimproveplan view of the container shown Fig. 2 is a in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view through a portion of the cover andthe side wall of the container.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view through the cover showing a slightly modifiedshaping of the cover.

The invention resides in a mental container which consists of abodyportion 1 to which a cover 2 is attached by means of a double seam 3.This cover is provided with score lines 4, 4 setting off a tearing strip5 of the usual construction. The container as illustrated in thedrawings isprovided with'an inserted member 6 formed by folding a pieceof metal back on itself and. providing the upper edge thereof. with arolled bead 7.

.This member 6 is attached to the body and becomes a part thereof. Thecover is rovided with a depending flange 8 form by drawing the metal inthe cover. Whenthe rip strip 5 is removed the cover can be placed on thecan body for reclosure ur oses. The depending portion 8 will slid; ddwn'on the.

outer side of the inserted member 6 thus making an outside slipreclosure.- The features just described in detail form no part of thepresent invention except to illustrate one form of easy openingcontainer wherein the cover is released by the removal of a tearingstrip.

In this'typf of container the tearing strip 15 removed y means of a key,9 which is formed in the shank thereof with a slot 10 adapted to beinserted on the end of the tearing strip. The key is provided with ahandle 11 by which it may be forciblly turned for rolling the tearing'strip onto the shank of the key. This is acommon form of key used forremovin the tearing strip. The shank portion is attened so as to givesufiicient width thereto for the-slot 10 therethrough.

The cover is provided with a raised portion 12 located centrally of the}cover. The inner end 13 of the key as shown in the drawings is attachedto this raised portion 12 by means of solder 14. It can be welded orsecured thereto in any other way in order to form a rigid attachment ofthe key' to the cover.

Even the key itself'or theattachlng means is so formed that it ma bertuptured when the key is forcibly li and turned toward a verticalposition. The cover has a portion 15 which is depressed slightlyrelative to the plane of the outer rtion of the cover so that thisraised portion 12 is/ substantially in the plane of the outer portion ofthe cover. The cover'is provided with an annular recess or depression 16which is concentric to the center of the cover and which is so disposedin the cover that when the ke is attached thereto the handle 11 willover 'e this annular recess or depression 16. It makes no difference howthe key is placed on'the cover, whether in the full line position shownin Fig. 2, or in the dotted line position indicated at 9. can, and thehandle en d of the key overlies this groove or depression. It isimportant, however, that the ey shall be placed radially of the cover. a

From the above construction it will be apparent that keys ma be attachedto' covers automatically, and a that it is necessary in The inner end isat the center of the ICC the automatic machine for accomplishing thisresult is to place the he radially of the cover with the inner end atthe center thereof. So far as the placing of the cover is concerned,there is no particular positioning required other than that the keyshall when assembled with the cover will take the position which hasbeen indicated above. After the key is soldered to the cover and thecover placed on the container body it becomes a unit with the container.When it is desired to open the container the o erator inserts thefingers beneath the hand e of the key in this groove or depression 16which is of suflicient depth to allow the fingers to be readily forcedunderneath the handle of the key for the lifting of the key. Thus it isthat the key may be forcibl raised toward vertical position and the soler bond broken.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings the portion 15 of the cover and the outerortions of the cover are in the same plane. lhe handle 11 of the keyoverlies the annular groove or depression 16 and may extend slightlybeyond said groove. The groove serves the same purpose of permitting thefingers to be forclbly inserted beneath the handle for the raising ofthe same toward vertical position for breaking the solder bond.

While I have'shown the key as formed of wire which is flattened toprovide the shank portion and curved to provide a handle, it will beunderstood that it may be formed in any other desired way. While I haveshown a solder bond for joining the key to the cover, it will beunderstood that it may be joined in other ways, and other means providedfor rupturing the metal to release the key from the cover.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An easy opening metal container comrising a be y portion having scorelines adacent one end thereof setting off a tearing strip, a coverseamed to said body portion, a key for removing said tearing striphaving a handle at its outer end and arranged radially on said coverwith its inner end secured to the center portion of the cover, saidcover having an annular depression concentric to the center of the coverand extending beneath the handle of the key whereby the fingers may beforcibly inserted beneath the handle and the key raised toward verticalposition for breaking its connection to the cover.

2. An easy opening metal container comprising a body portion havingscore lines adacent one end thereof setting off a tearing strip, a coverseamed to said body portion and having a raised portion centrallythereof, a key for removing said tearing strip having a handle at itsouter end and arranged radially on said cover and rigidly secured at itslnner end to said raised portion, said cover having an annulardepression concentric to said raised portion and extending beneath thehandle of the keg whereby the fingers may be forcibly inserte beneaththe handle and the key lifted for breaking its connection to the cover.

In testimonywhereof I afiix my si ature.

THOMAS C. FOGA TY.

